It is hard to believe December is upon us already! It just seems like yesterday we were starting a new year of preschool. We have had some tears, much laughter, and a lot of fun since September and we have made many new friends.

Our Kids Craft Workshop and Vendor Boutique was Saturday, December 1. Thank you to everyone who participated, created, volunteered, donated, baked, and all around did a fantastic job! We were able to make $3,500! The money we are raising is going into a fund to update the outside bathrooms on the playground. We need around $30,000. So far the parent group has raised in the past couple of years, $15,000. We are halfway there!! Thank you everyone!

We will be having our annual children’s rummage sale on Saturday, January 26th. If you are planning on cleaning out your children’s dressers and toy boxes, please consider saving those items for our rummage sale. The only items we cannot take are cribs and car seats. Otherwise, any strollers, bikes, high chairs, changing tables, toys, little tikes tables, play structures, books, clothing items ages newborn – 7 years and maternity clothing, we will take! It is tax deductible and any items we do not sell are donated to the military outreach, MOM.

Chapel will be Wednesday, December 5th and Thursday, December 6th in the sanctuary.

Pastor Jay would like to invite the preschool families to their Christmas events in December. Please check out the preschool bulletin board across from Room 1 or check out our website for upcoming church events. Our website is www.northminsterpreschoolsd.org

We will have a very special guest (shhhh, its Santa!) on December 20th and 21st in the Fireside Room at 10:30 a.m. You are invited to come.

Christmas break starts at noon on December 21, 2018 through January 4, 2019. School will start again on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

On Friday, December 21, 2018 we will be closing at 12:00 p.m. There will be no lunch bunch or extended care available that day.

The parent group will be meeting on Friday, December 14, 2018 at noon in the Fireside Room. Lunch will be provided. Please come join us!

If you are traveling this month, please make it a safe trip.

On behalf of all of us at Northminster Preschool, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2019!